Thursday, July 27 2023 12:18

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan is preventing the entry of a humanitarian convoy to Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on July 27 at a cabinet meeting.   Earlier it was reported that the working group on managing the  humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, chaired by Deputy Prime  Minister Tigran Khachatryan, held a meeting on July 25, deciding to  provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the population of  Nagorno-Karabakh.

Trucks with humanitarian aid heading to Nagorno-Karabakh (361 tons  for 19 trucks) have been waiting for a response from Russian  peacekeepers in the border zone of Kornidzor since yesterday.  "We've  asked the Russian peacekeepers deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh to accept  the cargo and transport it to Nagorno- Karabakh, which is in a  humanitarian crisis due to the illegal blockade of the Lachin  corridor for about 8 months. Azerbaijan prevents the entry of a  humanitarian convoy. This behavior is incomprehensible and  unacceptable," the prime minister said.

Pashinyan recalled that Azerbaijan accused Armenia of using the  Lachin corridor for military purposes, which is why the corridor was  allegedly blocked. , he pointed out.

In this regard, Pashinyan presented the list of products sent to NK:  flour (100 tons), pasta (80 tons), granulated sugar (60 tons),  vegetable oil (40 tons), powdered milk (40 tons), salt ( 20t.), baby  food (12t.) and medicines (9t.). He recalled that the diplomatic  corps in Armenia were invited to review the cargo before it was sent.

, asks  the Armenian Prime Minister.

regardless of our assessment, we are waiting for the response of the  Russian peacekeeping contingent and official Baku's positive  reaction, because the blocking of the humanitarian cargo would only  confirm  fears that Baku intends to commit genocide in  Nagorno-Karabakh," Pashinyan said.

According to Pashinnan, regardless of the voiced assessments, Yerevan  is waiting for a positive reaction from the RPC and official Baku for  the passage of humanitarian cargo to Nagorno-Karabakh. < Otherwise,  this would only confirm the fears about Baku's genocidal intentions.  And  access of the humanitarian cargo into Nagorno Karabakh would  contribute to the peace efforts in the region and would be a positive  step on the path of establishing an atmosphere of trust >, Pashinn  said.